The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, Jan. 29 and Friday, Feb. 2.
Master of Science in Computer Science thesis defence
Andrew Vu, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis “The Application of Chaos Game Representations and Deep Learning for Grapevine Genetic Testing” on Thursday, Feb. 1 at 9:30 a.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Yifeng Li and Ping Liang, Co-Supervisors; Robson De Grande, External Examiner (Brock University); and Renata Queiroz Dividino and Glaucio Haroldo Silva de Carvalho, Committee Members.
Master of Science in Statistics thesis defence
Madiha Ahmed, a Master of Science in Statistics candidate, will defend the thesis “Attention-Based Generative Model in Deep Evolutionary Learning: A Multi-Objective Approach to Multi-Target SMILES Fragment-Based Drug Design for Cancer” on Thursday, Feb. 1 at 1 p.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; S. Ejaz Ahmed and Yifeng Li, Co-Supervisors; Jinqiang Hou, External Examiner (Lakehead University); and Tianyu Guan and Betty Ombuki-Berman, Committee Members.
